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B. guehoi in the tropics

Cindy

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I am new to growing B. guehoi but it seems to do as well as B. liniflora in hot and humid Singapore.

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Just 3 days later...look at how much the "branches" have grown!
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Really strong "glue".
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Gorgeous! Love to see some pics of the entire plant..
 
B.gooey. ;)
 
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.... :drool:
 
Nice. I want one. IT'S SO SHINY. O_O
 
For comparison of size and growth habit...

Mature B. liniflora in 4" pot
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Flowering B. guehoi in 7" pot
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Young B. "Goliath" in 5" pot
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stunningly beautiful Cindy!
 
The fly has since been "drawn" closer towards the leaf by the tentacles.

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Well done!
 
  • #10
Three plants, one is branching like mad and the other two are not. ???

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Flower
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Petal colour abaxially - white
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Anther length cf filaments - longer? How to tell?
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About 2cm across
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  • #11
beautiful plant
 
  • #12
I absolutely love this species of CP. I'm really hoping I have some luck with them this time around. I've gotten sprouts from every batch of seed I've tried. But they always perish once they're about a quarter inch tall.
 
  • #13
mass, you've got to drop the humidity once they germinate or least increase the air circulation. My ambient humidity is above 75% on the average so I place the seedlings under direct sunlight, exposed to wind. The media should be moist, not swampy like for VFT or Drosera. Good luck!
 
  • #14
The flowers from two plants look different in terms of colour as well as morphology. Are they both true B. guehoi? :0o:

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  • #15
Hey Cindy,

Now you're beginning to see what my B. 'Goliath' research is all about and why I think that B. 'Goliath' is actually 4 Byblis species in one. :bigthumpup:

B. 'Goliath' = B. guehoi, B. rorida, B. aquatica and B. filifolia. So now you've also witnessed too, that flower morphology is not a totally reliable tool for discerning Byblis species....unless the differences are great, such as the case between B. 'David' [liniflora] and B. gigantea ; )

Happy Growing,

Brian
 
  • #16
Hi Brian,

Thanks for your input. Currently, I have B. 'Goliath', B. guehoi, B. rorida, B. aquatica, B. liniflora, B. filifolia, B. lamellata and B. gigantea growing under the same conditions. So far, the annual species seem distinct given similar watering regime, lighting and media - in terms of growth habits. But I am no expert so I can't be sure.

Nevertheless, I shall attempt to cross-pollinate the annual Byblis species, whichever are flowering at the same time. :boogie:
 
  • #17
As promised, B. 'Goliath' flower (bottom) was pollinated with B. guehoi (top) pollen today. :banana2:

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  • #18
Oh wow, i want to grow Byblis! :)

Is that purple thing the stigma??

Nice pics!
 
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B. guehoi
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B. 'Goliath'
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